PAGE 1 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 SPARK-GAP TIMES JULY 2007 Published quarterly - January-April-July-October 3191 DARVANY DR. DALLAS TX 75220-1611 U. S. A. E-mail [email protected] http://www.ootc.us Spark-Gap Times, the official publication of the Old Old Timers Club, 3191 Darvany Dr. Dallas TX 75220-1611. Editor, Bert Wells, W5JNK. Ph:214-352-4743 [email protected] PAGE 2 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 SPARK-GAP TIMES JULY 2007 WELCOME THESE NEW MEMBERS OF OOTC NAME CALL # REFERRAL, SPONSOR, ELMER Edward W. "Ed" Garland K5WSX 4468 Father(SK) W5ASL #1693 Donald J. "Don" Shelton K5OK 4469 Secretary W5JNK #2951 John L. "Mac" McCarthy K4OP 4470 Secretary W5JNK #2951 Sheldon F. Parker K2MEN 4471 Secretary W5JNK #2951 Richard C. Wilkerson WD6FDD 4472 Troy Wideman W6HV #2852 Robert E. "Bob" Gibson W5RG 4473 Gordon Jones W5OU #4464 Robert G. "Benny" Benson W9CZA 4474 Tim Toman N9TO NotMbr Carl E. Evans KC2ICX 4475 Duncan Kreamer W1GAY #1782 Reidar G. Gabrielson W7QEK 4476 Liscum Diven W7IR #4173 Michael "Mike" Gibbemeyer K1CW 4477 Mort Bardfield W1UQ #3027 Robert "Jack" Partridge K2QVZ 4478 John Fleming, W3GQJ #3580 Gregory M. Crossman WE0D 4479 Secretary W5JNK #2951 H. Lawrence Serra N6NC 4480 Secretary W5JNK #2951 Michael "Mike" McCollister W5UM 4481 Secretary W5JNK #2951 Neal C. Enault WA6OCP 4482 Dennis Franklin K6DF #4385 Ronald David "Dave" Hayes VE3JX 4483 Croft Taylor VE3CT #3339 Charles M. "Chuck" Miller W5IMR 4484 John R. Hunt W5DKK #3478 Joe Spears AF1E 4485 Chuck Littlewood K4HF #4151 Hiroaki Nakatsui JA4ENN 4486 Secretary W5JNK #2951 Were you licensed at least 25 years ago and licensed now? Then you should belong to the Quarter Century Wireless Association. QCWA PO BOX 3247 FRAMINGHAM MA 01705 OOTC has had a Student Educational Assistance Program (SEAP) since June 1988. Each year, the interest on the fund is used to award a scholarship to a young amateur pursuing a college education. Send your contribution in any amount to OOTC INC, 3191 DARVANY DR. DALLAS TX 75220-1611. Designate contribution for SEAP or write "for SEAP" on the check. PAGE 3 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 SPARK-GAP TIMES JULY 2007 CONTENTS OOTC OFFICERS ALL PRES., TREAS., SECR. 22 PRESIDENT Troy Wideman, Jr,, W6HV #2852 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 28 230 Fremont St Redlands CA 92373-5078 BADGE ORDER FORM 27 Ph:909-798-2212 [email protected] BIRTHDAYS JUL. AUG. SEP. 24 V. PRES. Joseph Schroeder, Jr., W9JUV #2967 CHAPTER 2 REPORT 23 2120 Fir St., Glenview, IL 60025-2815 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 4 Ph:847-724-8816 [email protected] MEMBERS SINCE LAST ISSUE 2 TREASURER Lee Knirko, W9MOL #2914 MEMBER SUPPLIES 4 833 Park Plaine, Park Ridge IL 60068-2223 NEW MEMBERS & LETTERS 6-18 Ph: 847-823-1862 [email protected] ON THE AIR MEETINGS 4 EXEC. SECR. Bert Wells, W5JNK #2951 PRESIDENT MESSAGE W6HV 5 3191 Darvany Dr Dallas TX 75220-1611 SILENT KEYS 26 214-352-4743 [email protected] THE DEATH OF RADIOROW NY 19-21 THE SECRETARY SAYS 25 OOTC DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIST. 1 Morton Bardfield, W1UQ #3027 Chairman, Troy Wideman W6HV, 16 Addington Rd Brookline MA 02445-4520 Joe Schroeder W9JUV, Ph 617-566-8613 [email protected] Lee Knirko W9MOL, DIST. 2 Jerry Mulberg, W2MJP #2995 Bert Wells W5JNK 609 Kappock St 8E Bronx NY 10463-7779 -------- Ph: 718-549-8018 ACTIVITIES DIST. 3 Paul Gerbracht, W3QPP #2850 Mark Titterington W1EOF 2114 W. 29th St. Erie, PA 16508-1066 -------- Ph: 814-868-5519 [email protected] REGISTERED AGENT RHODE ISLAND DIST. 4 David Knight. W4ZJY #3428 Janice Lentz K4IJK 505 Eleanor DR SW Decatur AL 35601-4756 -------- 205-353-2866 [email protected] The Board of Directors remember and DIST. 5 Charles Stanton, W5LBU #3409 honor the following Silent Keys for their 3220 Dakota St NE Albuquerque NM 87110-2613 contribution to OOTC. Ph:505-881-4769 [email protected] -------- DIST. 6 Troy Wideman, Jr, W6HV #2852 Earl E. Cline #0061 exW4PPZ 230 Fremont St Redlands CA 92373-5078 Secretary 1956-1957 Ph:909-798-2212 [email protected] President 1959-1963 DIST. 7 Frank Piskur, K7FP #3628 -------- 12002 Densmore Ave N Seattle WA 98133-8410 Raymond E. Meyers #0188 exW6MLZ Ph:206-364-8516 [email protected] Secretary 1970-1978 DIST. 8 Joseph Wehner, W8KNO #4030 Treasurer 1975-1978 11924 Alpha Rd Hiram, OH 44234-9774 President 1979-1984 Ph:330-569-7718 [email protected] DIST. 9 Joseph Schroeder, W9JUV #2967 Leland E. Smith #1214 exW5KL 2120 Fir St., Glenview, IL 60025-2815 President 1994-2004 Ph:847-724-8816 [email protected] -------- DIST. 0 Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ #0707 L. F. "Ted" Heithecker #1263 exW5EJ 1210 N. 97th Ct, Omaha, NE 68114-2171 President 1967-1990, Ph:402-392-1708 [email protected] Secretary 1991-1993 PAGE 4 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 SPARK-GAP TIMES JULY 2007 THE NOMINATION - ENDORSEMENT PERIOD FOR DIRECTORS IN DISTRICT 2, 4, 6, 8 AND 0 IS OPEN. CANDIDATES MUST LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT AND BE WILLING TO SERVE. SEND NOMINATION - ENDORSEMENT TO: SECRETARY OOTC 3191 DARVANY DR. DALLAS TX 75220-1611 DISTRICT INCUMBENTS 2 NJ-NY. JERRY MULBERG, W2MJP, #2995. Nominated by G. Levy, W2LAP, #4094 and Sy Yuter, W2NBT, #3038. 4 AL-FL-GA-KY-NC-SC-TN-VA. DAVID KNIGHT, W4ZJY, #3428. No nomination received. 6 CA-HI. TROY WIDEMAN, W6HV, #2852. No nomination received. 8 MI-OH-WV-IL-IN-WI. JOSEPH WEHNER, W8KNO, #4030. No nomination received. 0 CO-IA-KS-MN-MO-NE-ND-SD. LEO MEYERSON, W0GFQ, #0707. No nomination received. _______________ OOTC ON THE AIR MEETINGS EUROPEAN CHAPTER #5 CALL DL0OTC SSB 7:30 CE(S)T 3624 kHz, Tue, NCS DJ5ND, Willi Kreibohm. SSB 11:00 CE(S)T 7090 kHz, Tue, NCS DJ2XB, Guenter Pesch. CW 17:30 UTC 3576,5 kHz, Tue, NCS DL1MEB, Karl Maerz. CE(S)T = Central European (Summer) Time = UTC + 1(2). U. S. A. Chapter #2 (CA): Tuesday, 1600 local 3917kHz. NCS W6HV, Troy Wideman. AZ CH: Tuesday, 1600 local, 3913 kHz. NCS W7LGB, Lyle Brown. N.East: Thursday, 1330 local, 7230 kHz. NCS K2VNM, Robert Kerns. CH82 E. TN & SW. VA: Sun, 9:00PM E. 145.110MHz. down shift. OOTC National Calling Frequency : Friday, 1700 UTC on 14050 kHz. SUPPLIES AVAILABLE – Price includes postage. OOTC BADGE - $7 - $9 or $9.50 (inside back page) OOTC 4" Round Iron-on Jacket patch - $5.00 OOTC 3" Round sticker - $1.00 Gold logo 1" stamps free, send S.A.S.E. Glue weak. May need to use a glue stick. Replacement Lapel Pins 40(no #), 50, 60, 70, $3.50. 80 yr free DE W1GAY. Send US Check, US currency to OOTC 3191 Darvany Dr Dallas TX 75220-1611. (no credit cards) PAGE 5 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 SPARK-GAP TIMES JULY 2007 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT The OOTC Student Educational Assistance Program, established in 1988, is a fund to provide interest income that will enable awarding scholarships. All donations are invested in a money market account and a certificate of deposit to earn an income for the awards. Through this fund, the OOTC works with the assistance of the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR), to help a young HAM in their pursuit of a college education. The FAR Scholarship Committee evaluates and selects the winner of the scholarship. The program has proven to be very popular and worthwhile. OOTC has been able to provide a scholarship award amount of $600 annually for several years. The 2006 OOTC scholarship was made to Karen McDonald-Long, KC9BMH. For comparison, the QCWA provides sixteen scholarships (three at $1500 and thirteen at $1000). The number of OOTC contributors nearly doubled in 2006 from the number in 2005. If we can again increase our contributions to the fund and if interest rates continue to improve, then there is a very good chance that OOTC could increase the scholarship amount. Education costs have significantly increased and it is in our best interest to try and help a deserving young HAM. Please consider being a contributor. Thanks to these contributors to the scholarship fund from February through April 2007: Bob Nicholas K5HLZ #4462, Willard Henderson W5UZV #3961, Jerry Mulberg W2MJP #2995, Ted Phelps W8TP #2918, And finally, I hope you all gave the OOTC QSO Party a try. This was in celebration of the OOTC 60th anniversary. I nearly missed the start. Fortunately, my friend Len (K6SS), called on the phone to say “the party has started and I just worked Bert (W5JNK) on 20.” Band conditions were not the greatest at this QTH. Also, there was competition from a contest or two. However, I managed a few contacts on 20 and 40 meters CW. 73, Troy, W6HV PAGE 6 VOLUME 44 NUMBER 3 SPARK-GAP TIMES JULY 2007 NEW MEMBER EDWARD W. "ED" GARLAND, K5WSX, #4468 Born February 12, 1942, New Orleans, LA. Spouse Marilyn, 3 children. U.S. Air Force 1964-1993, Col. My father. SK, was W5ASL, #1693. [email protected] LETTER FROM JOHN HUNT, W5DKK, #3478 In the past 7 months I've been in 4 hospitals 5 different times. The important thing is I am home again and hopefully to stay. Due to conflict between my blood and Heparin, a blood thinner, I have lost part of my right foot and left leg below the knee, 12 inches of lower intestine, gall bladder and appendix. After fitted with a new leg I'm beginning to walk with a cane. A new van permits wheel chair to be secured while in motion. Kathryn is and has been an angel through the ordeal.